tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415775790981112021.post1225847808182666901..comments2017-12-11T07:39:21.583-08:00Comments on LENIN'S MATERIALISM AND EMPIRIO-CRITICISM: MATERIALISM AND EMPIRIO-CRITICISM BY V.I LENIN: A commentary by Thomas RigginsThomas Rigginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01134918311479627762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415775790981112021.post-16678186800419927252009-07-01T03:37:18.866-07:002009-07-01T03:37:18.866-07:00The two comments you quote appear to have the same...The two comments you quote appear to have the same meaning!Thomas Rigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134918311479627762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415775790981112021.post-49662285726055891432009-03-13T18:28:00.000-07:002009-03-13T18:28:00.000-07:00Tom.I’m writing to you about an article, originall...Tom.<BR/><BR/>I’m writing to you about an article, originally from the AP, which appeared in the Tuesday February 24th edition of Newsday, under the heading: It Takes Brains to See Beauty<BR/><BR/>I’m not sure exactly what is supposed to be implied by the headline, but the article itself purports to report on recent research which, according to the author, shows a difference between how men and women appreciate beauty. <BR/><BR/>Despite the tenor of the news article, the actual research, at least as far as what part of it is directly reported on in the article, appears quite cautious and tentative. The article, however, besides directly reporting on the research, really puffed up the alleged gender based differences, blowing them up into something that, I don’t think, the researchers intended.<BR/><BR/>Among other things, to support the contention of gender based differences in the appreciation of beauty, the article contrasted quotes from a male and a female writer. In the words of the article itself, “They [men and women] are thinking about [beauty] differently ….. they even explain it differently…”, <BR/><BR/>The quotes, from Margaret Hungerford and David Hume were as follows;<BR/><BR/>Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, (described as a novelist); “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”<BR/><BR/>And <BR/><BR/>David Hume, (described as an essayist); “Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.”<BR/><BR/>To me – there doesn’t seem to be much difference between the two quotes – the man and the women seem to be saying more or less the same thing. What do you think about this?Gary Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790308519482801830noreply@blogger.com